Dress-fastening.



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DRESS PASTENING. PPLmA'noN FILED 001.12.1904;

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UNITED STATES Patented June 6, 1905.

EDUARD BERGMANN, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

DRESS-FASTENING.

SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,866, dated June 6,1905.

Application filed October 12, 1904. Serial No. 228,235.

To all whom it may concern,.- Y

Beit known that I, EDUARD BERGMANN, first lieutenant in the imperialroyal Austrian army, a subject of the Emperor of Austria- Hungary,residing at 40 Weyringerstrasse, in the city of Vienna 1V,Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inand Relating to Dress-Fastenings; and I do hereby declare the followingto be afull, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tofigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Hooks and eyes are usually employed for connecting ladies skirts withthe blouse or the like, by which means the entire weight of the skirt istransmitted to a few comparatively small portions of material, which isconsef quently often torn. Now in order to spare the skirt and blouse inaccordance with this invention the strain upon the material isdistributed over a larger area, and the arrangement of the connectionsis at the same time simplified.

To this end the device which forms the subject of this inventionconsists of four small plates, two of which serve for seizing the blouseand two'for seizing the skirt-band. Upon one of the plates seizing thedress hooks are arranged, and these may engage in eyes provided on oneof the plates for the blouse,

by which means the skirt is attached to the blouse. I

Two constructional forms of the invention are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 shows the plates for theblouse in plan and in cross-section. Fig. 2 represents the plates forthe skirt inI a similar manner, and .Fig 3 shows the connection of theskirt with the blouse by means of the foregoing device. Fig. 4illustrates a second constructional form of the plates for the blouse inplan and in cross-section. Fig. 5 is a similar representation of theplates for the skirt, and Fig. 6 shows in section the connection of theskirt and blouse.

The device consists of` four plates 1, 2, 3, and

4, of which the plates 1 and 2 are for the blouse, and 3 and 4 for theskirt. In order to arrange the device in position, the lugs or hooks 5of the plates 2 and 3 are inserted into the corresponding slots^6 of theplates 1 and 4 and bent down, the edge of the material of the blouse 7having previously been introduced between the plates 1 and 2 and theband of the skirt -8 between the plates 3 and 4, whereby theskirt andblouse arermly gripped between the respective plates. In order to fastenthe skirt 8 to the blouse 7, the hooks 9 of the plate 4 are inserted inthe eyes 10 of the plate 2, thus establishing a readily-releasableconnection.

The constructional form illustrated in Figs.

4 to 6 differs from that already described only y owing to the fact thatall the plates 1', 2', 3', and 4' are formed with pockets or recesses 11in several places where the edge of the material is to be inserted, sothata better hold is aorded when the material is gripped. The hooks 5'and 9' are preferably formed by partially stamping out and bending overthe stamped-out portion and the slots 6' by stamping out. In thisconstructional form the strain upon the material is distributed over thewhole length of the plates 1 and 4', and tearing of the material isalmost impossible.

The arrangement of this device in position is very simple and may beeffected without any tool and without sewing, so that wrenching off,such as is frequently the case with ordinary hooks, is prevented'. Owingto the fact that the interval between the eyes and hooks is invariable,it is impossible for the blouse to become displaced. A further advantageis presented when a skirt is Worn with a number ofblouses which havebeen made by different dressmakers. If one portion of the deviceis usedwith the skirt, agreement in the intervals separating the eyes and hooksis insured, when the second part of the device is arranged on theblouse, which may be eected in an exceedingly short time.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is The combination, in a dress-fastener, of a IOO Slottedplate, provided with recesses, hooks on In testimony that I claim theforegoing as said plate, a second slotted plate provided with myinvention I have signed my name in presl* recesses, eyes on said secondplate adaptei to ence of two subscribing witnesses. receive said hooks,a recessed clamping-p ate Y i T 5 for each of the aforesaid plates, andlugs in EDUARD BERGMANB" the recesses of the clamping-plates adapted toWitnesses: register with and pass through said slots, for HARRY BELMONT,the purpose specified. ALVEsTo S. HOGUE.

